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Year : 2016  |  Volume : 11  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 119-120

Fixed pass mark: Time for change


Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, KSA

Correspondence Address:
Assad Ali Rezigalla
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, P. O. Box: 61922, Bisha 551
KSA
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DOI: 10.4103/summ.summ_13_16

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Pass mark is a score that forms a limit between enough competent candidates and those who are not competent. There are two types of pass marks: relative and absolute. Fixed pass mark can be determined by either asking judges or arbitrary figure. The internationalization, globalization, and cross-border education driven by the development of information and communication technology need global standards for medical education. Thus, there is need for evidence-based standards. In the presence of remarkable evidence against the use of fixed pass mark, continuing its use becomes unjustifiable.


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